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Deputies: Man arrested for discussing drug deals in 9-1-1 call

Published: Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at 1:40 p.m.

Last Modified: Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at 4:40 p.m.

An Orange City man talking about selling drugs thought he was only conversing with two other people while driving a tow truck but his cellphone accidentally dialed 9-1-1 and dispatchers listened in, deputies said.

Matthew Dollarhide, 19, and his two passengers looked surprised when a deputy pulled him over and asked them why they were talking about selling drugs, an arrest report shows.

"Deputy Cranmer asked the three about why they were talking about selling drugs and they could not explain this," the deputy wrote in the report.

Deputies were first alerted at 9:42 p.m. Tuesday by dispatchers. Investigations revealed that Dollarhide had a cell phone in his pants pocket and did not know it had accidentally dialed 9-1-1.

According to reports, deputies were directed to Graves and North Volusia avenues in Orange City where dispatchers said the phone signal was coming from. Dispatchers could hear on the open 9-1-1 line the men talking about selling drugs.

The men were talking about how they were driving a tow truck and going home, mentioning the name "Harry" several times, deputies said.

That made it easy for deputies to spot the white tow truck with "Harry's Towing" written on the side at Volusia and Wisconsin avenues near Orange City.

After the traffic stop, Dollarhide and his two passengers were searched and a pipe used for smoking crack was found on Dollarhide, deputies said.

Dollarhide said the pipe belonged to his father but that he had taken it and put it in his pocket because he did not want the landlord to see his dad had drug paraphernalia in the home, deputies said.

Dollarhide was arrested and charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, an arrest report shows.

<p>An Orange City man talking about selling drugs thought he was only conversing with two other people while driving a tow truck but his cellphone accidentally dialed 9-1-1 and dispatchers listened in, deputies said.</p><p>Matthew Dollarhide, 19, and his two passengers looked surprised when a deputy pulled him over and asked them why they were talking about selling drugs, an arrest report shows.</p><p>"Deputy Cranmer asked the three about why they were talking about selling drugs and they could not explain this," the deputy wrote in the report.</p><p>Deputies were first alerted at 9:42 p.m. Tuesday by dispatchers. Investigations revealed that Dollarhide had a cell phone in his pants pocket and did not know it had accidentally dialed 9-1-1.</p><p>According to reports, deputies were directed to Graves and North Volusia avenues in Orange City where dispatchers said the phone signal was coming from. Dispatchers could hear on the open 9-1-1 line the men talking about selling drugs.</p><p>The men were talking about how they were driving a tow truck and going home, mentioning the name "Harry" several times, deputies said.</p><p>That made it easy for deputies to spot the white tow truck with "Harry's Towing" written on the side at Volusia and Wisconsin avenues near Orange City.</p><p>After the traffic stop, Dollarhide and his two passengers were searched and a pipe used for smoking crack was found on Dollarhide, deputies said.</p><p>Dollarhide said the pipe belonged to his father but that he had taken it and put it in his pocket because he did not want the landlord to see his dad had drug paraphernalia in the home, deputies said.</p><p>Dollarhide was arrested and charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, an arrest report shows.</p>